IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... commodities such as rice and livestock have caused atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO 2) and other green-house gases to rise significantly. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), increases in greenhouse gas emissions have been associated with an increase in ...
... commodities such as rice and livestock have caused atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO 2) and other green-house gases to rise significantly. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), increases in greenhouse gas emissions have been associated with an increase in ...
Marine Science
... Rykaczewski and Dunne (2010) hypothesized that decreased ventilation in upwelling zones may increase production due to increased residence times (the period where producers are retained in the high production zone) and nutrient remineralization; however, we note that these benefits could be offset b ...
... Rykaczewski and Dunne (2010) hypothesized that decreased ventilation in upwelling zones may increase production due to increased residence times (the period where producers are retained in the high production zone) and nutrient remineralization; however, we note that these benefits could be offset b ...
Anticipating the outcome of the 2015 Paris Climate Change
... to achieve the target to limit the increase of average global temperatures to 2 degrees Celsius (the “2°C Target”), will there be attempts in Paris to renegotiate further contributions to the efforts, making the pre-Paris published INDCs merely a starting point for those discussions? Have the Partie ...
... to achieve the target to limit the increase of average global temperatures to 2 degrees Celsius (the “2°C Target”), will there be attempts in Paris to renegotiate further contributions to the efforts, making the pre-Paris published INDCs merely a starting point for those discussions? Have the Partie ...
Greenhouse warming by nitrous oxide and methane in the
... a maximum of 100 ppmv, while holding N2O and CO2 constant at their present concentrations, 0.3 and 320 ppmv, respectively. We used 320 ppmv of CO2 to remain consistent with Pavlov et al. (2003). Calculations were performed for two different solar luminosities: 83% and 94% of present. These two value ...
... a maximum of 100 ppmv, while holding N2O and CO2 constant at their present concentrations, 0.3 and 320 ppmv, respectively. We used 320 ppmv of CO2 to remain consistent with Pavlov et al. (2003). Calculations were performed for two different solar luminosities: 83% and 94% of present. These two value ...
The Effect of Climate Change on the Vegetation Cover of the Mujib
... Climate change is one of the most important environmental issues that threaten the entire planet. It does not only affect the environment, but it also have economic, social and political aspects. This problem exacerbated day after day to become the main concern of experts and interested parties in t ...
... Climate change is one of the most important environmental issues that threaten the entire planet. It does not only affect the environment, but it also have economic, social and political aspects. This problem exacerbated day after day to become the main concern of experts and interested parties in t ...
Climate change as a driver of change in the Great Lakes St
... Governance and geopolitics are keys to addressing climate change through policy creation at the global level. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the associated Kyoto Protocol are the most significant global policy initiatives. The UNFCCC has 195 signatories, inclu ...
... Governance and geopolitics are keys to addressing climate change through policy creation at the global level. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the associated Kyoto Protocol are the most significant global policy initiatives. The UNFCCC has 195 signatories, inclu ...
Climate change : quantifying the health impact at national
... "down-scaled" to the national or sub-national level. It also highlights where further research is likely to improve the assessment. It should therefore be useful in generating preliminary estimates of some of the health effects of climate change, and as a guide to developing more comprehensive and a ...
... "down-scaled" to the national or sub-national level. It also highlights where further research is likely to improve the assessment. It should therefore be useful in generating preliminary estimates of some of the health effects of climate change, and as a guide to developing more comprehensive and a ...
Singapore`s Second National Climate Change Study Climate
... The regional climate model used for downscaling was configured to have a 12 km horizontal resolution grid centred on Singapore, and covers much of Southeast Asia. For each of the nine selected global climate models, two future simulations were carried out based on different greenhouse gas Representa ...
... The regional climate model used for downscaling was configured to have a 12 km horizontal resolution grid centred on Singapore, and covers much of Southeast Asia. For each of the nine selected global climate models, two future simulations were carried out based on different greenhouse gas Representa ...
Current models broadly neglect specific needs of under climate change
... species set based on biotic and abiotic factors. The results are often species distribution maps showing the existence of suitable habitats under current and future climates. The combined application of several bioclimatic envelope models within a single study is a recently emerging technique. Here ...
... species set based on biotic and abiotic factors. The results are often species distribution maps showing the existence of suitable habitats under current and future climates. The combined application of several bioclimatic envelope models within a single study is a recently emerging technique. Here ...
Impact of temperature on the breeding performance and selection
... in heterogeneous patterns of climate change responses. Knowledge of the different factors driving these patterns is needed to predict and ultimately manage species responses. Here, we investigated the response of breeding parameters to climate for a long-distance migrant raptor not reliant on the lar ...
... in heterogeneous patterns of climate change responses. Knowledge of the different factors driving these patterns is needed to predict and ultimately manage species responses. Here, we investigated the response of breeding parameters to climate for a long-distance migrant raptor not reliant on the lar ...
open access
... The California context California provides a particularly good place for understanding and rapidly piloting approaches for addressing climatedriven ecosystem changes. The needs arising in California are common to many other places, and the levels of scientific knowledge and capacity are high (CNRA 2 ...
... The California context California provides a particularly good place for understanding and rapidly piloting approaches for addressing climatedriven ecosystem changes. The needs arising in California are common to many other places, and the levels of scientific knowledge and capacity are high (CNRA 2 ...
Spatial regression methods capture prediction uncertainty in species distribution model projections through time
... resubstituted historic training data (internal validation) and temporally independent data from the contemporary period (independent validation). For independent validation, parameter estimates from models fit to the historic data were used to make projections with the spPredict function in the spBa ...
... resubstituted historic training data (internal validation) and temporally independent data from the contemporary period (independent validation). For independent validation, parameter estimates from models fit to the historic data were used to make projections with the spPredict function in the spBa ...
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... forcing, a recent series of studies has successfully predicted regional climate changes on decadal timescales under global warming (Smith et al. 2007; Keenlyside et al. 2008; Pohlmann et al. 2009; Mochizuki et al. 2010; Chikamoto et al. 2011). The predictive skill is mainly a¤ected by internal varia ...
... forcing, a recent series of studies has successfully predicted regional climate changes on decadal timescales under global warming (Smith et al. 2007; Keenlyside et al. 2008; Pohlmann et al. 2009; Mochizuki et al. 2010; Chikamoto et al. 2011). The predictive skill is mainly a¤ected by internal varia ...
Marine Science - Climate
... may be affected differently by changes in habitat characteristics (Petitgas et al., 2013). Moreover, in some regions, changes in temperature will be accompanied by changes in other abiotic factors. For example, expected regional changes in precipitation could lead to decreases or increases in local ...
... may be affected differently by changes in habitat characteristics (Petitgas et al., 2013). Moreover, in some regions, changes in temperature will be accompanied by changes in other abiotic factors. For example, expected regional changes in precipitation could lead to decreases or increases in local ...
Climate change impacts on New Zealand
... taken to stabilise the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide and to limit emissions of the other major greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide. Neither scenario is a prediction or represents a policy target; both serve only to answer “what-if” questions. Climate models predict a global warm ...
... taken to stabilise the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide and to limit emissions of the other major greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide. Neither scenario is a prediction or represents a policy target; both serve only to answer “what-if” questions. Climate models predict a global warm ...
Sample pages 2 PDF
... Conversely, this was an enormously emotional and harrowing headway for the villagers especially since they had to retreat from their customary land which has been part of their culture and identity for their entire life. Relocation may be the last resort but also one of the best adaptation responses ...
... Conversely, this was an enormously emotional and harrowing headway for the villagers especially since they had to retreat from their customary land which has been part of their culture and identity for their entire life. Relocation may be the last resort but also one of the best adaptation responses ...
Cooperative Federalism and Climate Change
... change.12 “As of January 2008, 33 states and many more localities, representing a majority of U.S. GHG emissions, have either completed climate change action plans or will complete them within the year.”13 Reflecting state needs, these plans reduce GHG emissions by means of a wide range of policies ...
... change.12 “As of January 2008, 33 states and many more localities, representing a majority of U.S. GHG emissions, have either completed climate change action plans or will complete them within the year.”13 Reflecting state needs, these plans reduce GHG emissions by means of a wide range of policies ...
Key steps in adaptation assessment for LULUCF sector
... Define outcome (decision making tool, policy tool), target group (internal/external) to draft report Ensure good drafter for preparation of report(s) Purpose: documentation of steps and processes for interpretation of outcomes & for later follow-up work ...
... Define outcome (decision making tool, policy tool), target group (internal/external) to draft report Ensure good drafter for preparation of report(s) Purpose: documentation of steps and processes for interpretation of outcomes & for later follow-up work ...
Changing Risk Perceptions Policy Brief
... perception of direct risks from climate change on a personal level, either to an individual, family, or community. They emphasize the physical impacts of climate change that will affect quality of life, and seek to reframe the climate change risks that the public often perceives as remote, deniable, ...
... perception of direct risks from climate change on a personal level, either to an individual, family, or community. They emphasize the physical impacts of climate change that will affect quality of life, and seek to reframe the climate change risks that the public often perceives as remote, deniable, ...
Climate Change - cloudfront.net
... evaluation of the adequacy of current proposals to limit global warming. If additional countries come forward with quantifiable ambitions to reduce their emissions, the projections of future warming presented here could conceivably be lowered, although only to a limited extent .¶ The issue of intere ...
... evaluation of the adequacy of current proposals to limit global warming. If additional countries come forward with quantifiable ambitions to reduce their emissions, the projections of future warming presented here could conceivably be lowered, although only to a limited extent .¶ The issue of intere ...
Tried and tested: Learning from farmers on adaptation to
... look at some of the current and past work on which IIED researchers have focused their efforts over recent years with a view to exploring how this can inform current adaptation planning efforts at local, national and international levels. ...
... look at some of the current and past work on which IIED researchers have focused their efforts over recent years with a view to exploring how this can inform current adaptation planning efforts at local, national and international levels. ...
HKMetS Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 1, 1992
... accumulate unabated in the atmosphere. In this HKMetS BULLETIN Vol. 2, No.1, 1992 ...
... accumulate unabated in the atmosphere. In this HKMetS BULLETIN Vol. 2, No.1, 1992 ...
Barriers to Municipal Climate Adaptation: Examples From Coastal
... of government agencies, or revising rules of liability regarding extreme events (Dovers & Hezri, 2010). Other examples include changing the requirements for temperature tolerance in paving materials with the awareness of increased heat projections under climate change or changing building codes to a ...
... of government agencies, or revising rules of liability regarding extreme events (Dovers & Hezri, 2010). Other examples include changing the requirements for temperature tolerance in paving materials with the awareness of increased heat projections under climate change or changing building codes to a ...